China says excess capacity claim is groundless and should be viewed from a global perspective and that its trade in key green sectors is based on innovation and complete supply lines

Energy storage projects face high upfront costs and also difficulties in getting grid connections and selling electricity into China's power markets

Chinese firms have ordered 47 ships, including car carriers, to cut export costs. Meanwhile, idle car factories are being shut amid huge industry changes; only two local carmakers out of about 100 are now said to be profitable

Even China’s vast domestic market can’t soak up the excess capacity of its solar power industry

Chinese EV sales totalled 1.03 million in the first quarter of the year but it was the slowest quarterly growth since the second quarter of 2023

US Treasury chief winds up talks with China's financial leaders; she also warned that Chinese banks could face sanctions if linked to arms deals that aid Russia's war in Ukraine

China's factory production is more than the global market can bear, Yellen said in meetings on Friday at the start of her six-day visit to China

US Treasury Secretary is seen as an 'effective' trade emissary, but Beijing is not expected to put the brakes on its 'new productive forces' - EVs, batteries and solar - because of Western angst

China's huge solar sector faces consolidation this year but its top players are likely to survive, while prices stay low because of massive oversupply for the global market

With sales of electric vehicles expected to account for 40% of the 23 million cars sold this year, China’s demand for gasoline (petrol) is predicted to peak by 2025

Scientists say successfully sustaining nuclear fusion can potentially create unlimited energy without the burden of carbon emissions

BYD has set back plans for an EV factory in Vietnam, while CATL has said solid-state batteries are problematic and have safety issues